Posted on 02/11/2005 4:16:24 AM PST by Iowegian
Edited on 02/11/2005 11:54:48 AM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
Personally, I find so-called presidential approval ratings insulting.
What is a presidential "approval rating?" It doesn't appear anywhere in the Constitution or any law regarding the presidency. It's a fiction developed by the media and their paid polling firms, first to keep the general public buying their product (newspapers and magazines) and/or viewing their TV news programs, and second to manipulate public opinion.
I can make up my own mind as to whether or not I approve of a president's job performance. I don't need some hack reporter working with a whore pollster paid to manufacture "opinion" to tell me what to think!
I bet they also only conduct polls in Liberal media outlets ie NYC, Boston, Ithaca, NY San Fransisco, Seattle etc.
They are unbelievable in how far they will go to make Bush look bad and to try and defeat his agenda. Thanks much for that very useful info.
I think you can safely add 13% to Bush's favorability rating based on this.
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